On: Ebola returns: How to fight outbreak amid defunding of global health?

Well, I heard tell about this Ebola thing comin’ back again, over there in Africa. And folks are askin’ if border walls can keep it out. Now, I ain’t no doctor, and I ain’t no bricklayer either, but it seems to me a little germ don’t much care for a wall. A wall stops a fella walkin’ across, maybe. But a little bug, it just hitches a ride. On a bird, on a suitcase, on a fella who just flew over the wall.

Seems like we spend a whole lot of money buildin’ things to keep folks out, and not enough on things to keep folks healthy. A fella gets sick, he don’t care what side of the line he’s on. And if he’s sick enough, that sickness ain’t gonna care either. We got folks talkin’ about defundin’ global health. Now, I don’t know much about global health, but I do know if your neighbor’s barn is on fire, you don’t just build a bigger fence around your own. You grab a bucket, ‘cause that fire ain’t got no respect for property lines. Seems like common sense, even to a dumb cowboy like me.